The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-03-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.


Topics OF the Times Given in a Torso and
Spicy Manner.
There are 1000 cases of measles at Read
ing, Pa.
The trial of Express Messenger FotherinR
ham has been postponed until May.
The river at Memphis has reached the 1881
mark, which was the highest ever known
The boot and shoe house of Randall, Giles
s. Shallie, Boston, has failed. Liabilities
$4,000.
Ed. c. Ralston, a Lebanon O., musician
suicided at Birmingham, Ala. Drink and
tremens.
The steamer Aller, which sails Wednesday,
will carry Minister Pendleton to his post a
Berlin
The superintendents of schools throughout
the country are in national convention al
Washington.
Pat Noon, of Madison, Ind, was fatally
shot by his brother Dennis in the latter's %
loon during an alteration.
Capt. James Gatewood, of Gallipolis O.
was thrown from his buggy during a run
away and seriously injured.
Prestonville, KY, Knights of Labor, nom
mated and elected full municipal tickA
OthOhl rlloO VI OIlt hluu Ill Ju6 SUHUos
Prosecutor Shepherd, of Hamilton, O.
wants special grand jury in order to tr1
"certain individuals" charged with bribery
Charles Reed, for six years mayor of Pa
ducah, KY, was reelected yesterday ov&
D. A. Yeister, for two years. No politid
involved.
DR.. McGlynn will not be condemned foR
advocating Georges land theories but vii
be required to go to Rome and answer for
breach of church discipline.
It is asserted that the Bulgarian rebeh
were put to death by the knout, not one bO
ing shot. Several victims of the terribh
beating administered are still alive
The successor Of Sir Michael Hicks-Beac
Hon. A. j. Balfour, as chief secretary I'D
Ireland, causes apprehension among tha
Tories. Balfour, they say, is far too mild.
The United States supreme court, in a can
brought by Sabine Robbins, Cincinnati
drummer, against the state of Tennessee, do
travelling statesmen is unconstitutional.
r. 7. Baird has purchased the Sentinel, an
independent weekly newspaper published al
Winchester, o., by Doyle Brothers. Tha
price paid was 50, 100. Mr.. Baird will aftea
April lst convert it into Democratic paper.
A petition is to be circulated praying foR
the pardon of Mary Druse, serving life
sentence for the murder Of her father, foI
which Mrs. Druse was recently hanged. u
is thought that Governor Hill will act favor
ably. .
Number one, volume one, of the BairdS
town, o.. Times, just out, and edited By
Bairdstowns mayor, g.. G.. Grimes, is tha
latest result of natural gas and oil.
J. N. Duckwall, of Batavia, o., swoopeG
down on his barn yesterday and caught
eighteen kids playing poker He cap.
tured three tables and S2.05 in cash, but na
boys.
George Mogre, an offensive partisan, has
been ousted as postal agent between Logans
port and Columbus, Ind, and ]. NJ Wallace
Of the Marion, Ind, Democrat, appointed IN
his place.
Lydia McCarty, aged forty-six years, a
Fairview, KY, had her trousseau all pre-
pared, and was going to marry Samuel Dick
ems The brute went back on her, she tainted.
never rallied and soon died
1t is said that Richard Robertson, thu
prominent Franklyn, KY, lawyer who went
to Tennessee in pursuit of his eloping daugp
ter, and her lover Kline, discovered the pair
and in quarrel killed his son-in-law.
Hon. William Car, prominent citizen q
Columbia City, Ind, native of England,
died yesterday. Deceased was f-ty-threo
years old and represented his county In the.
lower branch Of the Indiana legislature n
1881 and 1858.